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The City by the Bay: A Magical Journey Around San Francisco
The Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Union Square, Chinatown -- these are just a sampling of the San Francisco landmarks featured in this magical journey around the fabled city by the bay. Each famous location is brought vividly to life by fanciful collage illustrations that sparkle with the same color and action found in the city itself. The lively text is accompanied by a...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 1st 1993
by Chronicle Books (CA)
(first published 1993)
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I love Kleven's art, and I love San Francisco. I therefore expected to love this book. I did enjoy it, but not as much as other things she's illustrated. Her super-detailed, chaotic, colorful style didn't really capture the way my home town feels to me. Yes, there are chaotic and colorful elements, but there are also the fog, and parks and hills, and nature and scenery and old houses. There were times I when would walk for hours just looking and thinking, and only pass other solitary walkers doi...more
Oct 02, 2010
Jenny
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
informational,
geography
This book, all about San Francisco, opens with a timeline explaining how the city came to be. The book covers San Francisco’s different district attractions that may be of especial interest to the young reader including Chinatown, The Japanese Tea Garden, The Cable Cars and Lombard Street, The Golden Gate Bridge, Mission Dolores, North Beach and Coit Tower, The Palace of Fine Arts, and Union Square. At the back of the book are some fun facts about the “City By the Bay.” There is also a fun littl...more
An informational book on San Francisco. I loved this book! As an avid traveller, I also enjoy reading about different places I've never been before. This book introduced a lot of great spots on San Francisco I never knew about, and definitely increased my desire to visit there!
My 3rd grader read this after our outing to San Francisco's Chinatown. Did you know there are old ships of the settlers under the streets of SF?
Wonderful illustrations. The text did not do much for me. Mostly ignored it and talked about the illustrations with my son.
The artwork in this book is beautiful. Proceeds go to a good cause as well! Children and adults will find it a great souvenir from the city or an entertaining way to learn a little more about San Francisco.
Apr 19, 2013
Alice Place
marked it as to-read
Sep 22, 2012
Elizabeth
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
city,
picture-books
Jul 29, 2012
Pat Fahrenthold
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
childrens,
san-francisco
Aug 14, 2011
Carla Garnett
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